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Structural insights into actin filament turnover
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Structural insights into actin filament turnover

Abstract

The dynamic turnover of actin filaments drives the morphogenesis and migration of all eukaryotic cells. This review summarizes recent insights into the molecular mechanisms of actin polymerization and disassembly obtained through high-resolution structures of actin filament assemblies. We first describe how, upon polymerization, actin subunits age within the filament through changes in their associated adenine nucleotide. We then focus on the …

Authors

Oosterheert W; Boiero Sanders M; Bieling P; Raunser S

Journal

Trends in Cell Biology, Vol. 35, No. 10, pp. 893–906

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

October 2025

DOI

10.1016/j.tcb.2024.12.009

ISSN

0962-8924